Mike Miley, client executive for the independent agency Gibson based in South Bend, Ind., is chairman of the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (IIABA), which is holding its annual America Legislative Conference and Convention next week in Washington, D.C.

“This is an important year for us as independent agents,” Miley observes. “There are a lot of new members of Congress, and this is a great opportunity for us to get to know them and educate them about what we are all about. We want to impress upon them that we are the go-to members for information. We are the back- home person in their districts and on the streets dealing with their constituents. They really want to know how we feel about issues.”

What, in Miley's view, are some of the top legislative issues on the agenda at the conference?

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